If you are looking for a gentle introduction to Latin for your middle schooler, Latin's Not So Tough by Karen Mohs is certainly worth consideration. She begins with the basics; letter sounds. Next she takes the student through some beginning vocabulary. By the end of the course they are able to translate some simple Latin sentences.
The answer key gives comprehensive answers, teaching tips, scheduling ideas and some English derivatives. However, is by no means a scripted guide, if you are looking for detailed instructions this may not be for you. It certainly appears to me that the student workbook is meant to provide the bulk of the instructions. I found this curriculum to be fairly easy to hand to a student and have them work on it independently.
In terms of other Latin on the market it is my opinion that this is less rigorous than others I have seen. That said I have not done extensive research on the matter, just some quick digging around on the internet. This lighter approach ended up to be a fairly good fit for my family since my middle schoolers are in a very challenging high school Spanish class at the moment.
This set is priced reasonably:
Latin Level 3 Student Workbook $21.95
Full Text Answer Key $21.95
Pronunciation CD for Latin Levels One, Two, and Three $10.00
http://www.greeknstuff.com/latin.
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